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47.—(1) The export of goods relating to electricity production to, or for use in, Syria is prohibited.
(2) A person must not directly or indirectly—
(a)supply or deliver goods relating to electricity production from a third country to a place in Syria;
(b)make goods relating to electricity production available for use in Syria.
(3) A person must not directly or indirectly provide—
(a)technical assistance,
(b)financial services, or
(c)funds,
where such provision relates to the construction or installation in Syria of a new power plant for electricity production.
(4) Paragraphs (1) to (3) are subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).
(5) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (2) or (3) commits an offence, but—
(a)it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening the prohibition in paragraph (2)(a) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods were destined (or ultimately destined) for Syria;
(b)it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening the prohibition in paragraph (2)(b) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods were for use in Syria;
(c)it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening a prohibition in paragraph (3) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the provision as mentioned in paragraph (3) would relate to the construction or installation in Syria of a new power plant for electricity production.
(6) In this regulation—
“technical assistance” means the provision of technical support or any other technical service;
“third country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Syria.
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